The evaluation of real-time 3-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for the preoperative functional assessment of patients with mitral valve prolapse: a comparison with 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

..We review the current guidelines for anticoagulation of prosthetic heart valves and discuss potential treatment options if adequate anticoagulation is not achieved by oral anticoagulant alone...

The evaluation of real-time 3-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for the preoperative functional assessment of patients with mitral valve prolapse: a comparison with 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

..The case illustrates the importance of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of this rare but treatable cause of subaortic valve obstruction...

..To identify in a prospective observational study the cardiac structural and functional abnormalities and mortality in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) with a raised cardiac troponin T (cTnT) concentration...

Dynamic left ventricular obstruction: a potential cause of angina in end stage renal disease

..Symptoms are often attributed to systolic and diastolic dysfunction, arrhythmia or microvascular disease. This study proposes another potential cause for angina in renal failure, namely dynamic left ventricular obstruction (LVO)...

..At present, there is not an optimal technique for predicting sudden cardiac death in this patient group. Ultimately, the choice of cardiac test will always be determined by patient preference, local expertise and availability...

..The net result is inducible ischaemia. In this case, the patient was intolerant of all beta blockers due to asthma and calcium channel antagonists were found to be ineffective. Ivabradine resulted in symptomatic improvement...

Maternal cardiac function in early pregnancies with high uterine artery resistance

..NBTE is also difficult to manage and each case should be individually managed by identifying and treating the underlying pathology. Surgical intervention is not recommended unless the patient is in acute congestive failure...